Stojche

Episode 12:

• Top Tracks from dOP, Quenum, Martin Brothers, Marcos Cruz & Tony Rojas
• What’s Hot News featuring:
  • Novation’s The Dicer,
  • Free Ableton Live Sets from Minus Records,
  • Electric Zoo Festival
• Guest Mix from Macedonian Producer Stojche

Rodriguez Jr.

“Princess Guacamole” (Original Mix) by Rodriguez Jr. [Mobilee Records]
Yes, techy dance music CAN come from places other than Berlin. This Belgian-based producer brings the funk via a stabby, swung, melodic bassline. A syncopated chord blast offsets the bass and vocal snippets round it out – no break needed. Download now at beatport.com or listen here:

“In Your Eyes” (Wolf + Lamb Remix) by Tom Demac [Murmur Records]
Originality is in large supply with Wolf + Lamb and this is no exception. Their house music is slow, bass-heavy and downright druggy. Swirling, psychedelic vocals bend and reverberate over this hypnotic groove and make for a late night/early morning delight.

“Smack My Bitch Up” (AN21 and Max Vangeli Booty Mix) by Prodigy [Unreleased]
A peak hour floor filler with a retro touch, these two up-and-coming producers tag team to update the Prodigy classic into a modern weapon. Huge toms, trance leads and plenty of white noise bring the fury. Best of all, it’s available FREE on AN21’s SoundCloud at www.soundcloud.com/AN21 or right here:
Smack My Bitch Up (AN21 and Max Vangeli booty) by AN21

Episode 11:

• Recap of Detroit’s Movement Festival
• Top Tracks from Rodriguez J, Robert Hood
• Mystery Mix

Check out the videos from Detroit’s Movement festival at:
http://www.youtube.com/lafrancer

Oxia

“San Trope” (Oxia Remix) by Mihalis Safras [Material]
Deep, dark bass is accentuated by bongos and other acoustic percussion on this outstanding journey through some of the finest music “house” can offer. Humanizing vocal stutters, spacey pads, effects, and a delicate melody send it over the top. Don’t miss!
Download now at beatport.com or check out the YouTube video:

“Into A Deep” (Original Mix) by Stojche [Dogmatik Records]
A dubby yet bouncy vibe permeates with just enough repetition to verge on psychedelic and just enough melody and keyboard stabs to fall on the darker side of deep. A perfect early mover to get the feet moving.
Available Soon.  Preview below on SoundCloud:
Stojche – Into a Deep by Stojche

“No Pressure” (Original Remix) by Tomas Malo [Architech Records]
“I wanna go a whole lot deeper!” exclaims the sample but not deep enough to make this predictable and generically jazzy. With its techy influenced drums, effects, and deft production, this falls in the sweet spot for groovy and artistically challenging yet still eminently accessible.
Available soon. Preview below on SoundCloud:
Tomas Malo – No Pressure by Architech Records

– Robert LaFrance

Adam Freemer asked me to remix his newest track called “Session” for his Mecha Recordings label.   The result was an groovy, techy, underground house track with a dark detuned vocal urging you to “DANCE, MOOOOVE” in the “SESSION.”  Other remixers include Alex Santer with a more subdued yet equally stunning mix and Italy’s Phunk Investigation with a powerful late night mix.

Please preview the track below and considering purchasing from www.Beatport.com TODAY!

Thanks!

Rob

A Device that Should Never Be Used to DJ

Rana is everything that is WRONG with DJing today! And the fact that the media gives her this much attention (including the magazine for which I write) just doubles my frustration level. It’s obvious that this “self-confessed” geek has no knowledge of DJing, dance music, and certainly not the history or culture. After all, she thinks all she has to do is press play on two tracks at 124 bpm and they’re beatmatched! Of course, that is exactly what someone who’s been DJing for 2 weeks with equipment that is completely incapable of beatmatching to begin with (no pitch control on the core apps she uses). What’s more is she is using a Numark mixer – so you know something is wrong right there. I am disgusted!

Did I say 2 weeks? She admits to having DJing for 5 days in the video. Why is anyone even listening to her? I think I’m going to pick up this thing people call “surgery.” Call me me on Wednesday and I’ll remove your pancreas and video my awful technique so the world can see me butcher you the same way she butchers our music!

She claims she is now booking gigs from all this attention and she even has a booking agent! Let’s call that agent and ask if we can pay the agency to keep her OUT of our cities!

I’m fairly certain that this is one of the “7 Signs!” THE END TIME IS NEAR! GO BUY TWO IPADS AND TRY TO ENTERTAIN YOUR GEEK FRIENDS UNTIL THEIR EARS BLEED!

Original Video:

Link to the DJ Times story

Interview with Mashable:

“Babou” (Original Mix) by Julian Jeweil [Plus 8]
Lately it seems bloopy minimal may be taking a back seat to more straight forward house but you wouldn’t know it from this Plus 8 newbie. A main synth riff with automated release, white noise builds, and a drop that’ll curl your toes in anticipation make this genre more relevant than ever.
Download now at junodownload.com:

“Agua Ardiente” (Loko Remix) by Christian Malloni [So Sound Recordings]
The red-hot Loko stretches out the Latin-flavored original with a relentless skippy groove, subtle acoustic percussion accents, and a carefully crafted drop that showcases the female vocal. Just gorgeous!
Available soon on beatport.com.
Check the video for the original mix on YouTube:

Signal Deluxe "La Orquidea Negra"

“La Orquidea Negra” (Cubenx Remix) by Signal Deluxe [Blaq Records]
Organic tech-house from this Mexican remixer. It’s a slow building affair that starts with deep bass under pulsing pads but culminates with a flurry of drums, dubby chords and spacey echoes. Expand your mind and ears.
Available soon.
Listen here on HypeMachine

– Robert LaFrance

Episode 10:

• Top Tracks from Marc Romboy, Oliver Ton, Gui Boratto
• What’s Hot News:
  • Richie Hawtin returns as Plastikman
  • Traktor Kontrol X1
  • Booka Shade New Album and Free Track
• Guest Mix from Limacon

Limacon

DJ Marek

Another CT House Minicast featuring a guest mix from a talented CT-based DJ and all around great guy who we bump into more in Miami than Connecticut… DJ Marek!

Please enjoy the cutting edge, underground house music.

Hit up DJ Marek on Facebook here!

Robbie Rivera's Juicy Beach Party 2010

Miami and Ibiza native Robbie Rivera is known the world over for his sexy, warm weather beats. His early productions like “Bang” and “Funkatron” laid the foundation for the electro genre and it’s hip-hop hangers on. His label, Juicy Music, consistently releases quality house music supported by the world’s top DJs.

Every March, he steps off the cold floors of DJ Booths everywhere and onto the warm sand at Miami’s Nikki Beach for his Juicy Beach Party. With a mixture of superstar DJs and up and coming talent, he expects to draw about 7,000 people over 17 hours to this dance music oasis. It all takes place Thursday, March 25th during the Winter Music Conference.

We caught up with Robbie to find out more about the party and offer some tips for the Miami newbie.